May. 4, 2006 - Brief History of Alabama

Before becoming a state in 1819, Alabama belonged to France, then Great Britain, then Spain. In 1795, the Treaty of San Lorenzo, signed by the United States and Spain, gave the area to the United States. It was then called the Mississippi Territory. The Creek Inidan tribe fought the United States government for its rights to the land, but surrendered in 1814 after seveal defeats. In 1817, the area was known as the Alabama Territory. The territory became the 22nd state in 1819.

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